Principal Medical Writer FTC (Medical Affairs & Medical Education)

JR United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health communication agency is seeking a Principal Medical Writer for a 12-month fixed term role. The position involves guiding a talented writing team, shaping scientific content for significant accounts, and fostering client relationships. Candidates should possess substantial experience in medical communications and the ability to drive growth and innovation in their writing.

Benefits

Pension plan

Private Medical Insurance

Income Protection Plans

Flexibility with work days

Wellbeing support services

Family-friendly policies

Local discounts

Qualifications

• Considerable experience within a medical communications agency or in-house pharma.
• Experience creating medical affairs and educational deliverables.
• Aptitude for identifying and developing solutions for challenges.

Responsibilities

• Champion best practices in medical writing.
• Mentor and manage writing team members.
• Provide scientific and strategic counsel to clients.

Skills

Scientific writing

Content leadership

Mentoring

Medical communications

Client relationship management

Education

Degree in Life Sciences or related field

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Principal Medical Writer FTC (Medical Affairs & Medical Education), london

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Client:

Langland

Location:

london, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

10.06.2025

Expiry Date:

25.07.2025

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Job Description:

WHO WE ARE

Langland, a Publicis Health company, is the only health communications agency that thinks further across Clinical Trial Experience, Medical Strategy & Education, Public Relations & Engagement, and Advertising, to create unique value with visionary clients.

In the Langland Medical Strategy & Education (MSE) team, we love reality, it’s where we live. It’s where professionals, protocols and p-values come face to face with the imperfect and unpredictable.

• We think further, exploring how insight can give data meaning in the real world, stimulating open discourse that people value, to advance human health.
• We partner with our clients across the whole product lifecycle.
• We look beyond the complex scientific data to understand what it means in the context of different perspectives, beliefs and behaviours.
• We uncover new ways to differentiate brands that aren’t just about the lines on the graph but encompass both rational and emotional factors that are built into the strategic plan.
• We engage with not only traditional thought leaders, but also those who influence digitally and patient advocates, building mutually valuable relationships.
• We craft compelling scientific stories with visual, credible, impactful content that resonate with the target audience, meet a need and influence behaviour.
• We understand end-users’ reality and create tailored communication programmes to help move HCPs across a knowledge and belief continuum and stimulate open discourse.

THE ROLE

We're looking for a Principal Medical Writer to join us on a 12 month fixed-term contract.

Our PMWs work as part of our high-performing writing team, being accountable for scientific knowledge and content development on one large account and/or several smaller accounts for the business. You will take responsibility for management, support, and development of junior colleagues, and will be seen as a leader of scientific knowledge and content creation.

YOU WILL:

• Champion best practice among the medical writing team
• Mentor and manage members of the writing team, and support with resource management, training and recruitment
• Maintain strong content knowledge and scientific expertise
• Lead on content for designated accounts
• Provide scientific and strategic counsel to clients and internal teams
• Establish strong relationships with external scientific experts and client teams
• Proactively drive organic growth and lead on scientific aspects of pitch development

WHO ARE YOU

• Considerable experience within a medical communications agency or an in-house pharma medical writing team
• Experience creating a range of medical affairs and medical education deliverables
• Experienced in a variety of therapy areas
• Experience with scientific and content leadership for global accounts
• Responsibility for maintaining high editorial and scientific standards across a team
• Development of writing talent through direct line management and training
• An aptitude for identifying opportunities/threats and developing appropriate solutions
• An ability to motivate and inspire people, and elevate standards of content curation

ANYTHING ELSE?

Langland has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees. In addition to the classics, Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical and Income Protection Plans we also offer;

• WORK YOUR WORLD opportunity to work anywhere in the world, where there is a Publicis office, for up to 6 weeks a year.
• “YOU” DAYS - flexibility to take a day off for your well-being and self-care without prior notice and additional paid leave for volunteering and charity work of your choice.
• HELP@HAND BENEFITS 24/7 helpline to support you on a personal and professional level. Access to remote GPs, mental health support and CBT. Wellbeing content and lifestyle coaching.
• FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES We provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones: Maternity. Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave.
• FLEXIBLE WORKING & BANK HOLIDAY SWAP You can switch a religious Bank Holiday (either Good Friday or Easter Monday) for another day to celebrate a religious, spiritual, faith or belief-based day of your choosing.
• GREAT LOCAL DISCOUNTS This includes membership discounts with Soho Friends, local restaurants and retailers in Westfield White City and Television Centre.

Full details of our benefits will be shared when you join us!

Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week.

OUR DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

At Publicis Groupe UK, we’re committed to creating a safe, diverse, and inclusive working environment where everyone can thrive. This begins with striving to ensure our recruitment process is welcoming and allows equal access to opportunity for people regardless of age, disability, gender identity, neurodiversity, age, sex, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion.

The more diverse our team, the more imaginative, intelligent and inspirational our culture and our work will become. Here are some of the ways we help promote diversity at Publicis Health.

Recruitment

• Diversity & Inclusion management
• Career and school programmes to build industry access for people from mixed socio-economic backgrounds

Culture

• Support communities for women, LGBTQ+, BAME, Disabled employees and their allies
• A wellbeing programme which includes free HeadSpace membership.

Future

• CSR is central to our ethos and work moving forwards

We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process.

Please make sure you check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).